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extraneous [ɪkˈstreɪnɪəs] adj
1. not essential 2. not pertinent or applicable; irrelevant 3. coming from without; of external origin 4. not belonging; unrelated to that to which it is added or in which it is contained [from Latin extrāneus external, from extrā outside] extraneously adv extraneousness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
extraneous adjective 1. nonessential, unnecessary, extra, additional, redundant, needless, peripheral, supplementary, incidental, superfluous, unneeded, inessential, adventitious, unessential Just give me the basic facts, with no extraneous details. 2. irrelevant, inappropriate, unrelated, unconnected, immaterial, beside the point, impertinent, inadmissible, off the subject, inapplicable, inapt, inapposite Let's not allow ourselves to be sidetracked by extraneous questions. 3. external, foreign, strange, alien, exotic, out of place, extrinsic, adventitious extraneous influences affecting his state of mind Translations extraneous [eksˈtreɪnɪəs] ADJ [influence] → extraño, externo; [issue] → irrelevante, superfluo extraneous to → ajeno a extraneous adj (form) (= from outside) noise → von außen; influence → äußere(r, s), extern (geh); extraneous matter (Tech, Med) → Fremdstoffe pl; (solid) → Fremdkörper pl (= not relevant) matter, material, issue, detail, thought → irrelevant, unwesentlich; extraneous matters/issues → Unwesentliches nt; to avoid all extraneous issues → alles vermeiden, was nicht zur Sache gehört; to feel extraneous (person) → sich (dat) → überflüssig vorkommen; extraneous to something → für etw irrelevant extraneous [ɪksˈtreɪnɪəs] adj (frm) extraneous (to) → estraneo/a (a) extraneous [ɪksˈtreɪnɪəs] adj (frm) extraneous (to) → estraneo/a (a) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| A State Department spokeman said the decision "was based upon our experience that UNESCO has extraneously politicized virtually every subject it deals with, has exhibited hostility toward the basic institutions of a free society, especially the free market and the free press, and has demonstrated unrestrained budgetary expansion". |
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